BlogHer - pregnancy - Comments

first post on Blogher

NurseBarb — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:20:50 -0500

Hi,

I'm a newbie too, trying to figure out how to upload a photo. You figured it out, yea!

Wow, you are going through a lot of transitions. I'm a women's health nurse practitioner, and I imagine that you're not getting much sleep right about now. I hope your mom has a long and healthy recovery after her chemo and gets to enjoy her new grandchild. #4 should be an easier delivery, fingers crossed.

Stay positive. Every day with your mom is a gift.

Be well,

Barb

www.NurseBarb.com

Welcome aboard!

rebellious thinker — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:45:33 -0500

So many of us have different reasons for finally getting out of reading-only mode to reading and writing on blogs. I'm sorry that yours has been from so much pain. So you have the birth of your blogging self now, and soon the birth of your 4th child. The sweet mingling with the bitter. Life.

Laura, www.RebelliousThoughtsofaWoman.com

Having a bay is scary enough

maryadavis — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:56:31 -0500

Having a bay is scary enough without having the problem of weight in mind. I used to be very skinny and my mom gained some weight after giving birth even if she was as skinny as me. I was worrying about my weight but then I thought a baby is such a wonderful thing it doesn't really matter if I gain weight, all that matters is for the baby to be healthy and happy.
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It absolutely is. I wanted

hijasamericanas — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:28:06 -0500

It absolutely is. I wanted to reach around that table and just hug her (and I wanted her to be my friend) for not only being able to see that about her friend but also telling her so. Here's to a day of telling all of our loved ones all the moments when they are at their most beautiful!

Quite right. That is a

Wyliekat — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:20:53 -0500

Quite right. That is a beautiful thing to say, and a beautiful thing to conceptualize.

Pregnancy Pact

JenWag57 — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:18:42 -0500

I also wrote a similar post on the pregnancy pact :

Are Teens getting pregnant because of Pop Culture?

However, about the Baby Borrowers: it might have come at a great time for teens, but I am very against the show from the standpoint of the babies and toddlers:

The Baby Borrowers reality show: Good for teens, bad for babies

Congratulations to you and your husband too :)

Kikoo — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:19:48 -0500

Now I am going through my second trimester and my fast heart-beat symptom has disappeared.

Congratulations!

iambrowngirlspeak — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:40:59 -0500

I am a mother of one, and about to add to the family, as we are expecting another this year. All of the symptoms you feel are very normal, especially the fatigue :) It gets better into your second trimester. There are some wonderful communities out there on the net, one of my favorites is: www.ivillage.com Congratulations again!

"Morning" sickness, ha ha ha ha ha!

Skye — Sat, 31 May 2008 11:48:44 -0500

Several people near me when I was pregnant almost got strangled for commenting on my "morning sickness." Apparently it was morning twenty four hours a day for six months.

(Until the weekend of BlogHer, actually. Perhaps going to the conference is actually a cure for pregnancy related nausea?)

I'm not surprised

Candelaria Silva — Fri, 30 May 2008 19:14:14 -0500

I think there are lots of things like this that will be found to have a sound reason behind them.

Now, I wonder what the use of cravings are?

Candelaria Good and plenty!

Morning sickness was gentle to me

ChristineR — Fri, 30 May 2008 13:50:32 -0500

I really do sympathize with women who have to deal with the scourge for a long time. With Mickey I was sick one time. I'll never forget Pete's exact words as I ran to the bathroom...the guest bathroom, mind you. He said "looks like we got us a little morning sickness." We!?

But that was the only incident I had. My friends and family were preparing me for the worst: one friend told me she went to Mayfest and all the combined outdoor smells made her want to hurl into every trashcan she passed.

And by the way, it's never too late to blog birthin' stories!

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Andin — Fri, 30 May 2008 12:32:03 -0500

I've had one miscarriage and two births. All I can say is the difference was phenomenal!

The first with the miscarriage I was sick the same time once every morning and night.

The two I birthed were drastically different from the miscarriage. I had hyperemesis gravidarum during each one. Think of it as the stomach flu 24/7 for 2-3 months straight. The entire time I was told it meant the baby was getting what he needed, but boy it was hard to think that way when I felt so horrible I couldn't even sip water!

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Wow what a powerful post.

ladybug_3777 — Fri, 23 May 2008 09:26:40 -0500

Wow what a powerful post. Thank you for sharing this.

(((HUGS for you))))

I understand that there are no words that can lessen the tremendous pain, confusion, and sickening loss you feel right now, but I know that sometimes a hug can help.

~You are in my thoughts~

Oh and By the Way

BlondieChicago — Tue, 20 May 2008 12:10:55 -0500

I would LOVE to be a part of that panel, but alas I will not be attending Blogher for financial reasons this year. But you can bet I'll be reading!!!

Worst Part About All of This

BlondieChicago — Tue, 20 May 2008 12:09:50 -0500

...is when people say things to me that hit a little nerve of insensitivity. For example, Ma, who I love dearly, said last night, "Little is coming this weekend, but you don't have to spend all of the time with us if you don't want to."

And I said, "Why do people think I don't WANT to spend time with my own niece??!!" She giggled, but she was being serious. She wasn't sure I would want to spend a whole weekend with Little. And yes, Rita, you've said this kind of thing, too. ;) Sure, I get burned out on Kiddo Time, but so do the parents, and AHEM, grandparents.

The tough reality is that Childfuls can make two mistakes with Childless: 1. Assuming we NEVER want to spend time with your children 2. Assuming we want to spend ALL of our time with your children. There is a happy medium where we can all come together. You want some time without them sometimes and so do we. But we also love to see them and the pregnancy is often the funnest part for us because we get to rub your bellies and coo at you. Well, that's the funnest part for me. Nothing beats feeling a little one through SKIN. That still blows my mind.

So anyway..yeah. Love you!